By Amanda Ponzar No one I know really loves paying taxes, except maybe this guy I saw last year at the Rally to Restore Sanity with his "Honestly, I don't mind paying taxes" sign. However, in these challenging economic times, it’s good to save what you can and get every...
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By Guest Blogger, Donna DeClemente, Donna's Promo Talk I've been working with my friends again over at In-Flight Media who produce some beautiful videos for many tourism organizations. Many of theses videos you end up seeing on board various airlines as well as on the IMA YouTube channel. For March...
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post by Yvonne DiVita Ok… I was not a fan of using my phone to “text” people, until recently. I guess I was forced into it by my kids. Yes, they text more than they talk. Because of that, I’m happy to share this post from the folks at Media...
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by Guest Blogger Robbi Hess During my time as a professional blogger and as a social media consultant, I have come across many business owners who "fancy themselves writers." While I applaud anyone who has honed the craft of writing and who is well-versed at stringing words together, it is...
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By Guest Blogger, Mary Schmidt, Marketing Troubleshooter THE (and last, IMBO) MOVIE STAR (yes, all caps) died this week. Do I really even need to say the name? And, with her death, the last tiny sparkle of celebrity magic died. These days,the stars are so - well - ordinary. We...
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Applying for a grant is a bit like filling out your income tax forms-there's lots of questions. You’d better answer the questions in the "right way" or your reward at the end will be a lot less than what you’d hoped or planned. Set aside a decent amount of time...
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By Amanda Ponzar Want to know what you can do to make a difference? Why not share your thoughts on education? Join the conversation online using this interactive virtual “town hall” site, created by United Way thanks to a donation from Microsoft. It’s giving people a place to dialogue together...
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By Guest Blogger, Donna DeClemente, Donna's Promo Talk Last week I wrote this post about How to Create a Facebook Fan Gate and what it's good for. Seems like everyone in business today is interested in getting more "Likes" on their Facebook page and these fan gates encourage people to...
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when you're commenting on someone else's blog? That happened to me, today. Here's the background - over at Blogher, where they post tons of fantastic content and share the opinions of all - without censorship - Anita Garner, who seems like a nice enough gal, wrote a blog post entitled,...
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What if... The world wasn't round? Would it be easier to figure out how to get places, if everything was a square or a rectangle? The day was 28 hours long, and you only had 6 hours to sleep? What if that was the routine? Would you still be tired?...
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